Severum eggs

[D-money]

Alright, my Redheaded Sevs have been laying eggs monthly for the past 4 months. Each time they do it, I'm going out of town on business and the eggs get eaten by the father. This time I'm home and would like to raise the fry. My question is this, If I remove the male temporarily, will that break the pair bond between them or should I try and remove the eggs altogether. Not sure where i would put them.

Any thoughts

David

 

[jonclark96]

I would leave them both in the tank. Sometimes it takes a few tries for new parents yo figure it out. Are there any other fish in the tank?

 

[D-money]

No, there are no other fish are in the tank currently.

 

[TACT]

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[jonclark96]

No, there are no other fish are in the tank currently.

You may want to try a few dither fish in the tank. Some parents do better when they have something to defend their brood from.

Just a thought.

 

[neut]

Good points already. Severum pairs can sometimes be maddening until they figure it out and get it right. Not unusual for it to take a number of tries. It can try your patience, but target fish for the parents to defend against can be a good idea, as long as they're not accomplished egg stealers.

 

[Pat Kelly]

When I had mine, I removed the eggs from the tank. I did this 2 times but stopped because I was over run with fry.

 

[UNCLERUCKUS]

FROM WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED WITH SEVERUMS SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW SPAWNINGS BEFORE THEY GET IT RIGHT. HOWEVER ONCE THEY GET IT RIGHT THEY ARE GOOD PARENTS.